Official FIRST Stronghold Teaser!

[BOCsouthpaw]

Originally Posted by EricH

What do you do with strongholds? Attack them and knock them down. Or defend them and repair them.

My thought is that it could mean you need a Strong Hold on something.

[JB987]

Originally Posted by BOCsouthpaw

My thought is that it could mean you need a Strong Hold on something.

As I also wondered. Maybe a strong hold on a pole or cross bar?

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by BOCsouthpaw

My thought is that it could mean you need a Strong Hold on something.

Unlimited pinning.

[Trey178]

Originally Posted by EricH

What do you do with strongholds? Attack them and knock them down. Or defend them and repair them?

What about lifting yourself onto the stronghold? I love watching teams take on a hanging/climbing feature.

[Bmarshall645]

If it really is capture the flag related it is going to be an interesting game this year.

[BenGuy]

Capture the flag or king of the mountain or something like that. It could be a team based - defeat the challenge as fast as you can.

[zachrobo1]

Looks like FIRST changed their logo to fit the theme.. interesting.

[Justin Montois]

Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green tents in the intro.

[fnsnet]

I'm excited! I'm looking forward to reading your theories!

[Abby341]

I'm really hoping this season's game incorporates game play outside the field. Disney is all about an interactive experience so maybe there will be greater opportunity for involvement off the field that could affect ranking.
FIRST is always about supporting other teams and reaching out to one another to create a better community. The "Build your champion. Rally your kingdom." tag line steps beyond the usual red alliance vs. blue alliance camaraderie we normally see at competition. There is no mention of building a kingdom or alliances, so maybe larger pre-determined alliances (like champ divisions) that span the whole competitions instead of switching alliances throughout?
Theres always the possibility for more then three robot per alliances that could be switched out throughout playoffs putting more focus on creating well rounded alliances (or kingdoms).
But obviously I'm hoping for a stronger defense and strategy heavy game after a season that involved no defense and little diversity in alliance strategy.

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by Abby341

I'm really hoping this season's game incorporates game play outside the field. Disney is all about an interactive experience so maybe there will be greater opportunity for involvement off the field that could affect ranking.
FIRST is always about supporting other teams and reaching out to one another to create a better community. The "Build your champion. Rally your kingdom." tag line steps beyond the usual red alliance vs. blue alliance camaraderie we normally see at competition. There is no mention of building a kingdom or alliances, so maybe larger pre-determined alliances (like champ divisions) that span the whole competitions instead of switching alliances throughout?
Theres always the possibility for more then three robot per alliances that could be switched out throughout playoffs putting more focus on creating well rounded alliances (or kingdoms).
But obviously I'm hoping for a stronger defense and strategy heavy game after a season that involved no defense and little diversity in alliance strategy.

I think that the 2014 game which required much more interrobot interaction led to teams helping each other much more. I've posted on this observation numerous times on CD. I don't think we need a fixed alliance to lead to greater coopertion; rather a game structure that creates more interrelationships.

[Roborunner230]

Originally Posted by Justin Montois

Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green tents in the intro.

They are also in the final logo. They were not accidentally placed there.

[sdangelo]

Originally Posted by zachrobo1

Looks like FIRST changed their logo to fit the theme.. interesting.

Wow, that's weird. They didn't just change their font, which would make sense because FIRST's usual font is a little too stiff to fit in with rest of the game logo; but they also tilted the red triangle, and moved the blue square forwards. Usually its left corner is behind the red triangle's right corner.
Why would they do that? I don't think it makes a difference to the design of the game logo. I'm not saying it's a game hint--I really don't think it is--I just think that's totally weird. Unless they're going to change the official logo to that soon and just haven't gotten around to it yet

[stoutman777]

My guess would be some sort of tower defense game possibly?

[eli2410]

My first thought was, is this supposed to be like an animated Engineering version of Game of Thrones?

However, I think this whole Walt Disney Imagineering (henceforth refereed to as WDI or Imagineering) & FIRST partnership is great. As a FRC alum and a giant Disney Parks/WDI fan/geek, I love seeing two things I love come together.

Far warning to all, WDI is just as secretive as the FRC game design committee, but a hell of a lot more elaborate. Having been a Cast Member this past summer, I can tell you that everything there has a very elaborate backstory. During the orientation (On With the Show) for the park I worked at (Hollywood Studios/MGM Studios), they spent 15+ minutes talking about the backstory of the building at the front of the park that serves as Guest Relations, Sid's. Why did they do this? To point out the fact that they care about the story and the details for every singe thing there, whether it's the Guest Relations building, a restaurant (Mama Melrose's), or why there's giant dinosaur footprints near the lake (each of these they spent 15+ minutes talking about).

Why should you care? Because most of the stories they told didn't have much to do with the final product. Similar to FRC clues, you usually look back and realize "Oh, that make sense". So, what I'm saying is that it's pretty unlikely that this teaser has an immediate and direct connection. More than likely, this is just the beginning of an extremely elaborate storyline that we can't even predict where it is going to end.

Oh and just remember to take your time this season and "let the concrete dry". You don't want to end up with a Disco Yeti (sorry WDI, especially Joe Rohde, but I feel like this is a great example of when you should double check everything and take the extra time to make sure it's right).